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Kinsta vs SiteGround vs WP Engine

	Kinsta	SiteGround	WP Engine

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Plan in review	Starter	GrowBig	Startup
Price before discount	$~~30/month~~	$~~19.95/month~~	$~~29.17/month~~
Price (12-mo)	$30 / month	$19.95 / month	$29.17 / month
Price (24-mo)	$25 / month	$5.95 / month	$23.30 / month
Special Discount	Get 2 months free when paid yearly	70% one-time discount	Free 4 months when sign up annually
Promo Code	-	(Link activation)	WPE20OFF
Website	https://kinsta.com	https://www.siteground.com	https://www.wpengine.com
	Visit Website	Visit Website	Visit Website
Summary
	Pros Solid managed WordPress hosting - Uptime >99.98% Choice of 18 locations across the globe - #1 in market Developer friendly – Long list of useful features at MyKinsta control panel Free hosting migration for all customers Good reputation – Raving fans everywhere Comprehensive support knowledge base In overall we are very impressed by our experience at Kinsta	Pros Extremely reliable – 100% host uptime at most times Free site migration for new users Choice of server locations in three continents Free let’s Encrypt Standard & Wild Card SSL Innovative - Full SSD, HTTP/2, Built-in Cacher, NGINX, etc Save 60% on your first bill Best for WordPress and Drupal websites Positive feedback from other SiteGround users	Pros Solid server performance - Hosting uptime above 99.99% Fast server speed - Time-to-first-byte (TTFB) below 250ms 60-day money back guarantee Good billing practice – Users can refund or cancel account easily Reseller-friendly - Transfer billing to your clients easily Agile developer environment – Development and staging sites ready Genesis Framework and StudioPress themes included
	Cons WordPress-only hosting – Does not support email Does not support cron job Expensive for users with multiple low traffic WordPress sites	Cons Hosting price increases after first bill Mixed results in our server speed test Uptime guarantee does not cover outages in the event of DDoS No live chat support for technical and billing issue	Cons Server location only in United States Expensive addon features No email hosting - Users have to pay extra to third party email service No direct access to .htaccess file Self-help site migration service only Slightly expensive – Price increased in March 2018 Costly for owners running multiple WP sites
Learn More	Kinsta Review	SiteGround Review	WP Engine Review
Essential Features
Data Transfer	20,000 visits	Unlimited	50 GB
Storage Capacity	5 GB	20 GB	10 GB
Control Panel	Wordpress	Cpanel	Wordpress
Extra Domain Reg.	-	$15.95/yr for .com domain; prices vary for different TLDs.	No
Private Domain Reg.	-	$12/yr	No
Auto Script Installer	WordPress is pre-configured at Kinsta.	Softaculous (incl. 320+ apps)	WordPress is pre-configured at WP Engine.
Custom Cron Jobs	Yes	Yes	No
Site Backups	Daily	Yes	Yes
Dedicated IP	-	Yes, $30/yr	No
Free SSL	Yes	Let's Encrypt	Yes
Built-in Site Builder	WordPress-Ready	Yes	WordPress
Learn More	Kinsta Review	SiteGround Review	WP Engine Review
Visit Online	https://kinsta.com	https://www.siteground.com	https://www.wpengine.com

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